Ben Pearce completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003 majoring in Sculpture at Whanganui’s Quay School of Fine Arts and has exhibited regularly in New Zealand and Australia since. His work has featured in shows discussing sculpture in New Zealand at City Gallery Wellington, Sarjeant Gallery, Suter Gallery and Whakatane Gallery. He has work held in public and private collections. His work Great Grandfather Clock won the 2009 Waikato Youth Award. His work Mergar won the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award in 2014 and in 2016 Stone Age Eight Gauge won the Number 8 Wire Award.